Probability based on binomial distribution

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Angela works as a quality supervisor. She has uncovered a quality issue with safety brackets on baby swings. Angela determines that 21% of the safety brackets are out of spec.

For a lot of 16 safety brackets, what is the probability that at most 2 of them will be defective?

Express your answer as a decimal. Do not round the answer.

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